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ath ene ¢- « a RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL bIe 1D | Quy pringfield, inols erviewe \\- It is not believe : che was not employed at Mine 8” during all the pertinent periods relative to this investigation. However, he was very cooperative during the interview. He has no known criminel record, GED oeittee the following signed stetement: "foringfield, I11_ Bcptember 7, 1943 make the follow- ing voluntcry str who are Special Agents of the Federal Quresu of Investigstion. No threats or promises of cny kind heve been made to get me to mke a stntement and I do so knowing it moy be used in a court of law. "I, The the Jobs "I have never held &n office in any union. "I quit working et Mine "3" about the let of April 1937 and went to Kockford, Ill., to work. Just before I left, I remember that read a copy of the temporary agreement he hed signed with the mine officicIsy As I recall there wos some dissatisfaction among the men about some back pay and thet is why the agreement wos read to us in the yard one morning. "I hed no difficulty in settling grievances and I thought P.M.s. wes O.K, I seldom attended any FMA. meetings. "Ming "B" wes working only 2 or 5 days a week when I quit. I did not work in the mines then until Oct. 1938 when I started working at Jefferson Mine. I joined U.M.'/. at that time because U.M.°. had the contract for bar- gaining rights ct Jefferson Mine. I workod at Jefforson Mine until 4t went bankrupt and closed down in dJenmary 1939. "ihile working at Jefferson I was required to kick in $10 each pay = 296 ~